Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 123 I'm shedding tears? Really?

"Hmph," Yao Shang revealed a smug smile like a young girl. "That's easy to guess. First, you don't know me. Although it sounds a bit narcissistic, there are very few people in the entire Enderterra who don't know me. Second, the Star Calamity-level power that appeared in Muwu Duren before was definitely you. But if such a person appears in Enderterra, there can't be no prelude. So I'm almost certain that you've traveled from another world."

"Ah, actually I didn't intend to hide this," Di Xing said, scratching his head sheepishly.

Yao Shang smiled softly.

Yes, a slight smile is very charming.

"Come out, children, this young man is our opponent in our final battle."

As the curtain of the Yaoshang Pavilion was gently moved aside, a vast expanse of azure sea unfolded beneath their feet.

Under the star-studded night sky, three graceful figures appeared behind her.

They are: a Siren mermaid from the Tearful Song Clan, holding a sword in her small hands hidden in purple sleeves, with long, gray-white hair tied into two small pigtails on either side, and dressed in blue with white embellishments.

Similarly, she gripped twin swords with both hands hidden within her water sleeves, her knee-length hair blooming like vibrant flower petals, a silent, tearful lament of the Little Mermaid.

Unlike her two long-haired sisters, the Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan, Melo, has short gray hair, wears a light purple headscarf, and wields a long-handled hammer-sword-like weapon in her small hands hidden within her flowing sleeves. However, the hammer part seems to be made of fishing net. Melo's golden eyes are filled with a clear and innocent charm.

Finally, appearing behind the three was their princess, whose attire was even more magnificent. Her long, flowing sleeves were composed of three layers, her fins reflected starlight, and the short sword in her hand gleamed coldly. Her entire body was adorned with decorations reminiscent of stained glass windows. She was the Narcissus Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan.

The narcissus mermaid has a pair of large, watery eyes on her stunningly beautiful face, which are especially endearing, but she always seems a little dull.

What is meant by "dull"? That's called the beauty of intensity!

The first to speak was everyone's darling, Melo: "Sister Yaoshang, is this our opponent in the final battle? He looks quite weak."

The Siren rebuked Merlot, saying, "Merlot, you can't judge a book by its cover!"

The Little Mermaid nodded silently.

"No? You don't deny that I look weak?" Di Xing wanted to retort, but there was something more noteworthy in what she had just said.

"You mean the final battle?"

“That’s right,” Yao Shang said calmly, “I’m about to die.”

""What!?""

Compared to Di Xing, the others were even more surprised.

Nami exclaimed excitedly, "How could that be? Aren't you an omnipotent hero?"

Li Fei Hua Yue restrained the excited Na Mi, "You should have heard that Lady Yao Shang retired because of her injuries."

But Nami wanted to say something more.

“This girl is right,” Yao Shang spoke first. “You must be Li Fei Hua Yue from the Demon Extermination Hall, right? Long time no see, you’ve grown so much.” Yao Shang reached out and patted Li Fei Hua Yue’s head. “I’m sorry about what happened to your sister, but you must work hard for her sake too.”

Li Fei Hua Yue lowered her head

"And you," Yao Shang looked at Nami, "are you Dina Mika? Just like your deck, an incredibly strong and fearless female knight. Don't be bothered by your origins; only you can define who you are."

Nami nodded vigorously, tears welling up in her eyes.

"You must be Lunia from Magic Keys. You were a rising star, but unfortunately you suffered a setback. However, I see you've picked yourself up again."

Lunya was clearly shocked that Yaoshang knew about her. Yaoshang continued...

"My time is indeed running out, so I care more about your future than my own health, Lunya, Nami. It seems you've both found your purpose again, and I'm very happy about that."

Nami was already in tears, and Di Xing kindly handed her a tissue.

Then Yaoshang turned to Aixiao.

Ai Xiao was also very excited; it seems Yao Shang is also her idol.

"Are you Ai Xiao? Or should I call you—the genius hacker Bai Ze?"

"Ah, you...you...you know all about this?"

Di Xing wanted to laugh a little. He had already thought of a name for Ai Xiao: "Computer World Loves to Laugh" or "Computer World White Ze Ze".

Yao Shang finally looked at Ruan Nuo and said, "You, you're quite interesting. If I weren't so busy, I'd like to have a duel with you."

Ruan Nuo didn't reply, and silently walked to Yao Shang's side.

Yao Shang reached out and lovingly stroked her silver hair.

"The future is in your hands."

The three mermaids behind her also showed sorrowful expressions. At this moment, the mermaid princess—the Narcissus Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan—swam to her side.

"Yao Shang, is there really no other way for us?"

Yao Shang shook her head. "Haven't we already tried everything?" Then she turned to look at Di Xing.

"Well, young man? Can you grant me this last wish? Fight me to the death, so I can leave without regrets."

"Of course," Di Xing replied without hesitation.

Although the Lament of Tears is undoubtedly the most formidable opponent, since Yaoshang has already said so much, let it be a tribute to the hero.

"thank you"

Yao Shang revealed the most beautiful smile of the night.

"However, I want to adjust the deck." That's a real pain, I need to make some targeted adjustments.

"Of course," Yao Shang said with a smile, "but we need to be quick."

Di Xing began to quickly recall the characteristics of the "Tears of Elegy".

The ultimate tearful lament is undoubtedly the strongest deck in Yu-Gi-Oh! history.

All lower-level mermaid monsters in the deck have the effect 2: when sent to the Graveyard by an effect, this monster, along with monsters from the hand, field, and Graveyard, can be Fusion Summoned at the cost of returning them to the Deck.

In addition, they each have their own unique effects, namely

Tears of Elegy - Sirens Mermaid: During my Main Phase, Special Summon myself, send monsters from my hand to the Graveyard, and add three copies of each monster to the Graveyard.

Little Mermaid of the Tearful Song Clan: Special Summon when an opponent's monster activates its effect, and add three copies to the Graveyard of your Deck.

Pearl-Tears Elegy Clan - Mermaid of Melo: When summoned twice, three copies are added to the graveyard. This is also Di Xing's favorite mermaid.

There's also the infamous Slave Master, Renohart of the Tearful Lament tribe. Its effect is to precisely send Tearful Lament monsters to the Graveyard when summoning two, and its second effect is to discard one Tearful Lament card from your hand to summon yourself when sent to the Graveyard by an effect.

As can be seen, Tear of the Gods is a graveyard deck, and as a similar graveyard deck, Bone naturally cannot include common banished cards that target Tear of the Gods, such as Dimensional Rift, Cosmos, and Dimensional Attractor (Cosmos).

However, there were still some countermeasures against certain components. Soon, Di Xing adjusted his deck: "I'm ready."

"Okay," Yao Shang smiled wryly, a smile that was both poignant and beautiful.

The starlight from the night sky fell upon the sea summoned by Yaoshang, transforming into countless pearls. The mermaids began to sing, and the pearls, like dancing musical notes, swayed and converged into a ship-shaped duel disk made of pearls.

"And so begins my final battle."

"duel"

The dueling arena opened instantly, but just then, the system's electronic voice rang out.

"Advanced citizen detected. Citizen level verification complete. Citizen level: Hero. Citizen name: Yaoshang."

"Application initiated... Correction in progress, application under review, application approved, Citizen Yao Shang, in this competition—all banned cards are now free!" Then the system voice suddenly seemed to gain emotion, loudly declaring, "Goodbye, hero, let your final lament be played."

Yao Shang gave a somewhat forlorn smile. "Alright, my turn, begin!"